How to maintain passwords when traveling?

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I'm traveling out of the country and I don't want to bring my laptop, because I would then worry about it getting stolen or broken. I am bringing an old iPad so that I can check email and look up restaurants, etc. while on the trip, but if it got destroyed it wouldn't be a big deal.

I don't plan to access my bank or other secured websites, but I'm thinking that I might need to if there were some kind of emergency that I needed to deal with. But my bank website has a unique password (plus two factor security) and that password is written down in a file on my computer and not synced to any cloud service.

If I don't bring a copy of that file, I don't know the password (it's random gibberish, to prevent standard exploits). But if I do bring a copy of that file, and anyone got that copy away from me, it would be horrific, because they would get passwords to everything.

So how could I work this? I could put the file on a USB stick, with encryption, but since I won't have my own computer, I can't read it without trusting someone else's, and that would be a huge risk.

I could put the file on the iPad itself, but then if that got stolen, I would worry that someone could access the file. (For that matter, how can I secure the email app on the iPad?)

What is a good way to handle this situation?






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What is the most secure way to keep passwords?

The Best Ways to Store Passwords Safely
  • Use your browser's password manager. There is excellent password-storage functionality built into Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and others. ...
  • Try password-saving software. It's hardly rare to forget a password, especially for sites you don't use all the time. ...
  • Keep records on paper.


Where is the best place to store your passwords?

Best Password Manager to Use for 2022
  • Bitwarden: Best free password manager. See at Bitwarden.
  • LastPass: Best paid password manager. See at LastPass.
  • 1Password: Best paid password manager for multiple platforms. See at 1Password.


What is the easiest way to manage passwords?

Tips for Selecting & Managing Passwords
  • Never reveal your passwords to others. ...
  • Use different passwords for different accounts. ...
  • Use multi-factor authentication (MFA). ...
  • Length trumps complexity. ...
  • Make passwords that are hard to guess but easy to remember.
  • Complexity still counts. ...
  • Use a password manager.


  • How do I secure my travel?

    Ten tips for secure travel
  • Travel with the least amount of devices and data possible. ...
  • Use a loaner device. ...
  • Bring your own charger. ...
  • Keep devices and chargers with you at all times. ...
  • Turn off WiFi and Bluetooth. ...
  • Use Yale's VPN when connecting to public WiFi. ...
  • Take extra precaution with your passwords.




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